![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In 2005, after Nell's death, Cassandra inherits the cottage and tries to answer the questions her grandmother raised. But before she can solve the mystery of her past, Nell's flaky daughter Lesley shows up, dumping her granddaughter Cassandra on her doorstep-permanently. Her travels lead her to Blackhurst Manor, delving deep into the Mountrachet family's secrets and purchasing a cottage on the Blackhurst property. In 1975, the girl, now a woman called Nell, goes back to England, where she attempts to find answers to questions about her identity. She doesn't remember anything about herself, and all she carries with her is a white suitcase containing, among other personal items, a book of fairytales penned by a woman the girl calls the Authoress. The book opens in1913, when a young girl with no name is found on a quayside in Australia. As I mentioned here, this novel won't be out in the US until April 2009, but of course that didn't stop me from running over to Amazon Uk to purchase a copy of The Forgotten Garden! Let me just say that I wasn't disappointed. The story jumps back and forth in time, but rarely is the reader confused as to what's going on. ![]() The Forgotten Garden, the follow-up to The House at Riverton, is a muti-layered novel with complicated characters and a highly intriguing storyline. ![]()
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